Example sentences of "[pers pn] waited for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I waited for a while but he did n't show any sign of appearing so I went outside . |
| 2 | I waited for a day or so , expecting some sort of national protest . |
| 3 | There now seemed no need even to ask for help ; my needs were known , so I waited for a cure . |
| 4 | And so I waited for the darkness of the Tongan night to lift , my fingers tightly crossed . |
| 5 | All kinds of thoughts raced through my mind as I waited for the explosion in our midst . |
| 6 | A very cold lump formed at the back of my spine while I waited for the rest of it . |
| 7 | The other complaint we receive is ‘ I waited for the issue to come out and my ad was n't in it . |
| 8 | After replacing the 'phone I waited for the tingling to stop then looked at my watch . |
| 9 | Red in the face and thoroughly hot and uncomfortable , I waited for the laughter to subside . |
| 10 | Hour after hour the legions marched past , walking as much over each others ' bodies as over the ground , while I waited for the queen . |
| 11 | As the Dutchwoman and I waited for the musicians to gather themselves up she commented on the sea symbols of fish and anchor in the nave . |
| 12 | Amusing myself with such trivial thoughts , I waited for the rain to give up . |
| 13 | I waited for the bedtime story . |
| 14 | I waited for the crowd to thin out , then went to have a closer look . |
| 15 | I waited for the ambulance to arrive . |
| 16 | ‘ While I waited for the doctor , worried stiff , a girl arrived , advanced in labour . |
| 17 | Then I waited for the evening to come , but the hours passed very slowly . |
| 18 | For some reason I waited for the answer to that one . |
| 19 | She waited for a second , hoping Marek would turn and catch her eye . |
| 20 | She waited for a response , but Pascoe just nodded . |
| 21 | She waited for a minute and then added , apologetically , ‘ Gran was foul to her , you know that . ’ |
| 22 | She waited for a rebuke . |
| 23 | She waited for a while , then she undressed and climbed into bed , the coat thrown over the top to add extra warmth . |
| 24 | Perhaps , if she waited for a while , Christine might come to her again . |
| 25 | Dawn astonished doctors by becoming pregnant as she waited for a hysterectomy after being told she would never have a child . |
| 26 | She waited for a family to pass by , eating ice-creams , then she said , ‘ Cameron , I 've no intention of leaving William . ’ |
| 27 | She waited for a moment and then walked off to stand in a different part of the ship . |
| 28 | She waited for a moment longer , to worry the hijacker . |
| 29 | She waited for a moment , and then said , ‘ Kee , Mr Kee . |
| 30 | She waited for a moment . |